It was during Kim Il Sung’s rule that North Korea began actively pursuing a nuclear program, laying the groundwork for what would become a central pillar of its strategic doctrine.

It is rare for Kim Jong-un to be placed at the center, as the family is typically portrayed in generational order, from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong-un, in these murals.

Kim Il-Sung is the ‘darkest figure in all of Korea’s history’ , according to Seoul-based scholar and author Fyodor Tertitskiy. With access to archives from Japan, China and Russia ...

Kim Nam Hee and Jung Sung Il will be making special appearances in tvN’s upcoming short drama “Road to Surgeon” (literal title)! Kim Nam Hee takes on the role of Kang Jin Sang, while Jung ...

North Korea, meanwhile, remains ruled by the Kim dynasty: first by Kim Il Sung, then his son Kim Jong Il, and now his grandson, Kim Jong Un. Macias’s search for identity would later take her to Madrid ...

North Korea regards joint military exercise between the US and South Korea as a rehearsal for an attack. The drills took place on the 113th anniversary of the birthday of North Korea's founder Kim ...

“There can be little doubt,” writes Fyodor Tertitskiy, that Kim Il Sung “is the darkest figure in all of Korea’s history.” If this Lord of Darkness has any competition at all, it comes ...

Weeks before Kim Il-sung’s death, former US President Jimmy Carter visited North Korea and met with the country’s founder.

Selected by the Soviets to run what was supposed to be a minor puppet regime, Kim Il Sung created his own cult of personality in North Korea.

Accidental Tyrant: The Life of Kim Il-sung, reviewed by Simon Scott Plummer ...

Founded in 1945 in Pyongyang, the Kim Il Sung University of Politics trains political officers for the armed forces, while Kim Il Sung Military University educates field commanders.

"Kim Il-sung and Bill Clinton were stumbling into a conflict, and Carter leapt into the breach, successfully finding a path for negotiated resolution of the standoff," North Korean expert John ...